Hospital Ward Cleaner

Careful, trained cleaners are wanted at a frail care centre in Kariega. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is in Kariega (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Disinfect bed rails, call bells and bedside lockers
• Clean theatres between operations to the hospital's turnaround times
• Handle and bag medical waste in the right coloured bins
• Move patients' belongings and equipment when rooms change
• Clean patient rooms using colour-coded cloths and mops for each area
• Take soiled linen to the sluice room and bring clean linen back

• Not squeamish about blood, vomit or medical waste
• Matric or Grade 11
• Respectful and discreet around patients
• Willing to follow strict infection control steps every time
• Up to date with vaccinations the hospital requires, such as hepatitis B
• Calm under pressure in busy wards

• Knowledge of healthcare waste handling rules
• Previous hospital or clinic cleaning experience

• Medical aid option through the employer
• On-the-job infection control training
• Shift allowances for nights and Sundays
• Meal on shift at the staff canteen

• Mention any hospital, clinic or old-age home work first, even if it was short. Healthcare recruiters shortlist people who know ward routines.
• If you did an infection control course, attach the certificate. It moves you ahead of general cleaners.